| Fluky's | |
| Street-Address: | 5630 Touhy Ave. |
| City: | Niles |
| County: | Cook |
| State: | Illinois |
| Postcode: | 60714 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.0149°N -87.7686°W |
Fluky's is a Chicago-area fast food restaurant and mail-order food purveyor known for hot dogs.[1]
Fluky's began in Chicago in 1929 on Maxwell and Halsted Streets. Founded by Abe Drexler, the original stand is self acknowledged as the originator of the Chicago-style hot dog.[2] [3] They sold what was known as a "Depression Sandwich," a frankfurter on a bun with mustard, pickle relish, onion, dill pickle, hot peppers, and tomatoes, accompanied by french fries, for 5 cents.
Still owned by the Drexler family, Fluky's maintains an in-store restaurant in a Walmart in Niles, Illinois. The one-time chain had dwindled by the time the last city of Chicago Fluky's, 6821 N. Western Ave., changed its name to U Lucky Dawg[4] on February 14, 2006; that site had been owned by a licensee for the previous ten years. A later location in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, was open only a short time.